CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte police officers are being called back in from days off and vacations after five people have been killed and five others hurt in shootings during a violent Labor Day holiday weekend in North
It's little more than a day off for shopping now, but when Labor Day was first observed, it wasn't all fun and back-to-school sales. Its passage as a federal holiday, in 1894, was a sort of peace offering from President Grover Cleveland for the killing
Labor Day is the last big holiday of the summer, and the stars are pulling out all the stops. From Justin Bieber's chill weekend to Bella Thorne's Disneyland fun, HollywoodLife.com has a gallery of all the Labor Day pics you
The Labor Day holiday grew out of the late 19th century organized labor movement, and it quickly became a national holiday as the labor movement assumed a prominent role in American society. Here's how it all started, with
It's an often-noted point these days that Labor Day began in the United States with strikes and marches, but has mellowed in its post-centennial age into a holiday of retail sales and backyard grilling. (That observation may be widespread, but it's not